Whether you're just starting to cook or already an expert chef, a good quality knife and basic knife skills are necessities. If you cook regularly, your chef's knife will likely become an extension of ...

A good chef’s knife is a central player in your kitchen lineup. Most chefs will tell you that you should have a Western blade for methodical chopping and a Japanese-style knife for more delicate prep.

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.